000 01576cam a2200217ua 4500
008 130321s2004 dcua b 001 0 eng
020 _a0815718381 (cloth : alk. paper)
082 _a368.4300973
_bDIA
245 _aSaving Social security :
_ba balanced approach /
_cPeter A. Diamond, Peter R. Orszag.
260 _aWashington, D.C. :
_bBrookings Institution Press,
_cc2004.
300 _aviii, 287 p. :
_bill. ;
_c24 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 _aA brief overview of Social Security -- Goals for Social Security reform -- Social Security`s long-term deficit -- A balanced three-part plan to shore up Social Security -- Strengthening Social Security`s effectiveness as social insurance -- Implications of our reform plan for benefits and revenue -- Individual accounts -- Questions and answers about our balanced reform plan -- Conclusions -- Appendixes: A. Social Security and national saving -- B. Trends in retirement age -- C. How the legacy debt arose: A simplified example -- D. Characteristics of tax-favored defined-contribution plans -- E. Should the trust fund invest in the stock market? -- F. Comparisons with models 2 and 3 of the President`s Commission -- G. Memorandum from the Office of the Chief Actuary.
650 _aSocial security
_zUnited States.
650 _aRetirement income
_xGovernment policy
_zUnited States.
650 _aOld age pensions
_zUnited States.
653 _aInsurance
700 _aOrszag, Peter R.
856 _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0410/2003022639.html
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